My Daming New Empire

Finally, the cotton armor on their bodies is solid for defense, ordinary bows and arrows can't pierce it, and the enemy's sword can only make a hole, which will kill them.

As for the enemies they faced, most of them did not have cotton coats. They lacked cloth, so they could only wrap cotton in animal skins to keep warm.

Facing Da Ming's swords and guns, as long as they were injured, they would lose their combat effectiveness.

When they set off scattered, there were a total of 5000 people, including more than 400 young women.There have been several battles in the past few months, and more than 300 people have been lost, and another 500 people have been sent back, and there are still 4000 and [-] people.

Together with the entourage sent by the various ministries of the imperial court, there are barely 400 people capable of fighting.

Even the women are mobilized these days, cooking fires and treating the wounded.

In the past half month, more than 100 people have died and more than 300 people have been injured.

But the enemy was even worse, and the number of people lost in these days exceeded two thousand.

This is thanks to the fact that they have fifty muskets in their hands.

Because of the cold, the power of the bow and arrow is not enough, but the power of the musket will not be reduced because of the temperature.

Moreover, most of the time, this kind of musket can't kill people directly, but it will cause serious injuries to the opponent.When one person is injured, at least two people are needed to treat them, which consumes a lot of their strength.

And this kind of lead bullet is not easy to feel. There is no special herbal medicine. As long as you are shot, the wound will worsen, and you will almost die of torture.

The death of these people brought greater fear to the enemy and lowered their morale.

This ebb and flow of morale greatly affects the enemy's offensive momentum.And from the enemy's attire, Mao Yanliang also saw that the enemy was not a tribe.

On these days, he arranged for the musketeers to shoot specifically at a small tribe, causing the enemy's morale to be shaken.

Although there is a lack of intelligence, it is impossible to understand the relationship between the enemy camp.However, just because a tribe wanted to leave a few days ago, and they started killing each other, we can know that the enemy can't hold on for too long.

However, everyone is still worried, because most of the enemy's troops have not moved, and they have less than [-] people who can fight, and there are hundreds of women. It is still hopeless to rely on these people to repel the enemy.

Although two soldiers from Habayashi Eyaku were sent to the south to find reinforcements, it is still unpredictable when and whether the reinforcements will arrive.

On this day, there was heavy snowfall in the sky, and the space between the sky and the earth was even more chilling.

The cold weather prevented the enemy from wandering around the front of the formation. Except when attacking, they also retreated to the camp five miles away.

Mao Yanliang sent people to observe the enemy's camp. They had enough animal skins and tents. Although they were not as warm as the wooden houses in Tanglin City, these people were very frost-resistant.

Without knowing the details of the other party, the number is at a disadvantage.Mao Yanliang didn't dare to arrange to attack the camp at night. Most people still think it's safer to stay in the camp if they don't make it to the last step.

On this day, the spies reported that the enemy seemed to be withdrawing.

Mao Yanliang couldn't believe it at first, and sent several teams out in succession, and the news he got was the same.

Gao Yang'er and the others went to see it in person, and finally confirmed that the enemy had really withdrawn their troops.

If it is a regular soldier, they will know that there is a reason for the incident at this time, and then arrange a team to follow them, and a team of people will expand the search area and determine the cause.

But they didn't dare, so they could only return to the camp in a daze.At this time, even Mao Yanliang could not command them.

At night, countless cavalry appeared in front of everyone along Henan.Everyone in the entire village panicked.

Although there were many enemies at the beginning, most of them were infantry, more like wandering soldiers.

But now, under the reflection of the snow, countless cavalry came along the frozen river, this fear was even more desperate.

A rocket rose up, illuminating the sky and the earth, and the four Habayashi guardsmen who were sent out rode at the forefront. "Notify Master Mao that Mr. Chen brought the Uzbeks to rescue us."

The camp suddenly erupted, and everyone looked at each other, some couldn't believe their ears.

Mao Yanliang looked at Hou Qiang, who was a little surprised, and stood on the wall and asked: "You were sent out for a few days, thousands of miles away, how did you find reinforcements? Who is Mr. Chen? Where did these reinforcements come from?"

"Chen Langzhong has known the opponent's attack plan for a long time, but the journey is far away, and it took half a month to reach us. Master Mao, we are not surrendering to the enemy. Chen Langzhong is His Highness's confidant!"

Mao Yanliang was taken aback for a moment. Chen Langzhong, who could be called His Highness's confidant, only had Chen Cheng, a doctor from the Ministry of Industry, in his impression.Although this person is only a fifth-rank doctor, everyone in the capital knows because he controls the Xiamaqiao Farm for His Highness.

At this time, a carriage slowly stopped on the ice, and Chen Cheng got out of the carriage under the light of several guards' torches.

Chen Cheng laughed loudly and said, "Mr. Mao, it's freezing cold today, why don't you open the gate of the village quickly and let us have some hot soup."

Seeing the person coming clearly, Mao Yanliang was overjoyed immediately, and he no longer had any doubts. "Open the gate of the village and welcome Langzhong Chen."

Mao Yanliang was only a small general banner of Jinyiwei, but he was also fortunate to meet Chen Cheng several times. The appearance of Chen Cheng, the celebrity in front of Zhu Zhanji, made him feel like he had escaped from the sky.

When the city gate was wide open, he trotted out to meet him. "Chen Langzhong, the humble job almost lost his life here!"

Chen Cheng chuckled and said, "These Slavic stinky people don't know the heights of heaven and earth, and dare to attack you. Now the imperial court can't spare any manpower to deal with them. Wait until next summer, let's see if I don't let people burn their Moscow!"

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Chen Cheng is confident in this aspect because he managed Xiamaqiao Farm, which was at the forefront of science and technology in Daming, and he knows exactly what stage Daming's technological development has reached.

In his view, Ming Dynasty was a civilized country long ago, and now it is vigorously promoting the rejuvenation of the country through science and technology.And these savages are still in the barbaric period, they believe in gods more than kings, and they are extremely ignorant.

Although they once surpassed Daming in terms of force, this gap has been smoothed out after Daming vigorously developed military horse breeding.

When the musket appeared, it completely changed the balance of power in Ming Dynasty. Under the comparison of sufficient manpower in Ming Dynasty, all the countries in the Western Regions were no longer a threat.

Chen Cheng even believed that as long as the strategy was right, it would only be a matter of time before Ming Dynasty would occupy the entire Western Region and make all the tribes surrender.

He has been planning this matter since Zhu Zhanji sent him to the Western Regions.Ordinarily, when Zheng Heng's army arrived and all the major countries sent cavalry to help Ming Dynasty march westward, his mission would have been completed.

He still stayed here in the Western Regions for the purpose of bringing all tribes under the rule of Ming Dynasty with the help of Zheng Heng's army.

This matter cannot be rushed, the countries in the Western Regions are still strong and strong.And Daming is too far away from here, if it is just forced by force, it will cause unnecessary backlash.

From the fact that Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji sent the moderate Zheng Heng to lead the North Route Army, Chen Cheng had already seen Zhu Zhanji's thoughts. He would be really stupid if he didn't take advantage of this opportunity to bring the entire Western Regions into Ming Dynasty.

Today's countries in the Western Regions, Turpan, Huozhou, and Liucheng, because they are the closest to Ming Dynasty, have completely separated from the rule of the Eastern Chahatai Khanate and favored Ming Dynasty.

The tribes of the Eastern Chahatai Khanate are also uncertain.

Although most of them recognized the strength of Ming Dynasty, they wanted to maintain their independence more, and only borrowed the power of Ming Dynasty to deal with their greatest enemy, the Xichahatai Khanate.

To deal with them, one must pay attention to tactics. Chen Cheng has seen the impact of economic control on them.

As long as their economy is inseparable from Da Ming's support in the future, they will naturally fall to Da Ming.

The other tribes of the Golden Horde have more complex composition, poorer economy, and are farther away from Ming Dynasty.To control them, more deterrence by force is needed.

Therefore, as long as the Timurid Kingdom is defeated, and then Daming garrisons in the Hezhong area, holding a knife in one hand and candy in the other, they will be disobedient.

At such a critical moment, not only can he not leave the Western Regions, but he must firmly seize this opportunity to make an indelible contribution to his future.

As a civil servant, he has no interest in enforcing borders overseas, and wants to use this credit to directly enter the center of the imperial court.